Category: TikTok

Capitol Report: Biden Admin Seeks to Recalibrate Border Strategy; Bipartisan Momentum to Curb China’s Tech Industry

The Biden administration rolls out an updated plan days before Title 42 is set to expire. What’s in it, and what does the White House say? Former acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf joins us to assess the ongoing struggles on the border and solutions that could be used to fix it. Congress deals a blow to…


LIVE 6:30 PM ET: NTD Evening News (Dec. 15): Trump Announces Plan to ‘Shatter’ Censorship; DOJ Suing Arizona Over Makeshift Border Wall

Former President Donald Trump on Dec. 15 announced his plans to combat censorship as part of his 2024 presidential campaign. He also unveiled his new digital trading cards. The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a bill to ban the app TikTok on federal devices. Senator Marsha Blackburn held a press conference on ending the COVID-19…


NTD Evening News (Dec. 15): Trump Announces Plan to ‘Shatter’ Censorship; DOJ Suing Arizona Over Makeshift Border Wall

Former President Donald Trump on Dec. 15 announced his plans to combat censorship as part of his 2024 presidential campaign. He also unveiled his new digital trading cards. The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a bill to ban the app TikTok on federal devices. Sen. Marsha Blackburn held a press conference on ending the COVID-19…


Trudeau Says TikTok Being Watched ‘Very Carefully’ as US Moves to Restrict Access

Canada’s communications spy agency is keeping a close tab on the Chinese social media application TikTok, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Dec. 15. “People are obviously watching very carefully, there’s a range of ways that we’re actively keeping Canadians safe,” he said in a scrum on Parliament Hill. “The Communications Security Establishment (CSE) is…


TikTok ‘Poisoning’ Vulnerable Young Minds by Promoting Eating Disorders, Self-Harm, and Suicide: Report

A new report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) reveals that Chinese social media platform TikTok is pushing harmful content involving self-harm and eating disorders into children’s feeds. In their study, the CCDH established accounts posing as 13-year-old teenagers in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. One account in each nation…


Experts Warn UK Not to Trust TikTok’s Pledge to Keep User Data From CCP

A TikTok executive recently told the UK Parliament that while users’ personal data collected by the app can be remotely accessed in China, the company would never provide the data to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). However, it appears the reassurance has done little to ease the concerns around the social media giant and its…


Senate Unanimously Passes Bill to Ban TikTok on All Government Devices Amid National Security Concerns

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted unanimously to pass legislation that would ban the use of the video-sharing app TikTok on government phones and devices amid growing concerns that the app poses a cybersecurity risk and is a threat to national security. The “No TikTok on Government Devices Act,” was first introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) in April…


LIVE 6:30 PM ET: NTD Evening News (Dec. 14): Lawmakers Want to Ban TikTok in the US; Parents Reflect 10 Years After Sandy Hook Shooting

Republican senators introduced legislation that would ban TikTok from operating in the United States, citing concerns about TikTok’s parent company Bytedance and its affiliation with the Chinese regime. Meanwhile, 15 state attorneys general wrote a letter to Apple and Google on Dec. 14 demanding they increase their age ratings for the TikTok app. Residents of…


NTD Evening News (Dec. 14): Lawmakers Want to Ban TikTok in the US; Parents Reflect 10 Years After Sandy Hook Shooting

Republican senators introduced legislation that would ban TikTok from operating in the United States, citing concerns about TikTok’s parent company Bytedance and its affiliation with the Chinese regime. Meanwhile, 15 state attorneys general wrote a letter to Apple and Google on Dec. 14 demanding they increase their age ratings for the TikTok app. Residents of…


US Lacks the Capacity to Rival China in the Indo-Pacific Region: Gen. Spalding

The latest Pentagon annual report on China’s military power reveals that the communist regime has outdone the United States in the Indo-Pacific region, according to retired Brig. Gen. Robert Spalding. The Department of Defense’s annual China Military Power Report (pdf), released on Nov. 29, serves as an authoritative assessment of the military power and strategy…